It wasn't even close. Despite tough economic times triggered by a global recession, crime and violence remains the most urgent concern for most Jamaicans.

A Gleaner-commissioned poll, conducted by Bill Johnson on April 24, 25 and May 1 across the island's 14 parishes, shows that 58 per cent of Jamaicans, or close to six in every 10, believe crime and violence is the most pressing problem the country now faces.

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